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Towards an open and decentralized case law curation ecosystem.
Eleni Panagou1, Manolis Vavalis1
1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece.
This study introduces AnyCase, a decentralized platform using blockchain for case law. It aims to create a public, accessible legal resource by incentivizing curator participation and ensuring data integrity.
Area of Science:
- Legal Technology
- Computer Science
- Blockchain Applications
Background:
- Case law is a critical legal resource, traditionally managed by centralized entities.
- Existing centralized case law services often involve access fees and controlled data.
- There is a need for more accessible and decentralized legal information systems.
Purpose of the Study:
- To leverage blockchain technology for a public, decentralized case law platform.
- To design and implement a proof-of-concept system named AnyCase.
- To explore sybil-resistant consensus and tokenized incentives for a decentralized legal database.
Main Methods:
- Development of the AnyCase prototype on the Ethereum platform.
- Implementation of a sybil-resistant voting protocol for decentralized agreement.
- Design of a tokenized economy to incentivize user participation and data validation.
Main Results:
- Successful design and implementation of the AnyCase proof-of-concept.
- Demonstration of a functional decentralized platform for case law submission and validation.
- Preliminary analysis suggesting competitive potential against centralized systems.
Conclusions:
- Blockchain technology can facilitate a decentralized and public case law platform.
- AnyCase offers a viable alternative to existing centralized legal information services.
- Decentralization, sybil resistance, and tokenized incentives are key to AnyCase's potential.
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